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A Bittersweet Big Box of 20th Century Boulez

David Hurwitz

Most all of this material has been reissued previously, but […]

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Igor Levit’s (Mostly) Fantastic “Fantasia”

Jed Distler

Igor Levit never does anything halfway. Every year he brings out a multi-CD release featuring a variety of big, substantial piano works, all framed within

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Big Boxes: Carl Seemann’s Uneven Orfeo Releases

Jed Distler

The late Carl Seemann (1910-1983) has been garnering newfound attention.

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Bach Toccatas Meet The Second Viennese School

Jed Distler

Interspersing Bach Toccatas and works by Schoenberg, Berg, and Webern proves more interesting as an idea than an actual program. Granted, the E minor Toccata’s

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Herbert von Karajan’s 10 Best (Orchestral) Recordings

David Hurwitz

Herbert von Karajan wanted us to believe that he excelled

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Pierre Boulez’s Ten Best Recordings (video review)

David Hurwitz

Pierre Boulez was a new music conductor of the old

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Big Boxes: The Miraculous Markevitch Philips Legacy

Jed Distler

At long last, Australian Eloquence’s highly anticipated Igor Markevitch Philips

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Big Boxes: Pierre Barbizet–An Accompanist Up Front

Jed Distler

Collectors are mostly likely to know pianist Pierre Barbizet (1922-1990)

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Big Boxes: Berg Quartett Complete, but Necessary? (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

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Big Boxes: Profil’s Cherkassky Grab Bag

Jed Distler

Although Shura Cherkassky’s unabashedly subjective and capricious style was out

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Dausgaard Plays A Mean Mahler 10

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

A Mahler Cycle From–You Guessed It–Dusseldorf

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

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CD From Hell: Bad Transfers of Kletzki’s Embarrassing Mahler 1 and 9

David Hurwitz July 13, 2025

Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann
by Robert Levine
October 6, 2024
Benjamin Bernheim Rules as Met’s Hoffmann Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center, NY; Oct 24, 2024 Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann is a nasty work. Despite its
RIP David Vernier, Editor-in-Chief
by David Hurwitz
August 4, 2024
David Vernier, ClassicsToday.com’s founding Editor-in-Chief passed away Thursday morning, August 1, 2024 after a long battle with cancer. The end came shockingly quickly. Just a
Finally, It’s SIR John
by ClassicsToday
June 24, 2024
He’d received many honors before, but it wasn’t until last week that John Rutter, best known for his choral compositions and arrangements, especially works related